Columbus Dispatch

Hilliard officials hope densifier machine will divert expanded polystyrene from landfill

In 2019, almost 7,000 tons of expanded polystyrene – commonly referred to by its acronym, EPS, or the trademarked name of one of its products, Styrofoam – went into the Franklin County Sanitary ...
Seattle Times

Say goodbye to foam coolers, takeout containers. WA ban starts in June

Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. Coffee cups, plates, trays and other food and drink carriers made from the same ...
Los Angeles Times

California banned polystyrene. So why is it still on store shelves?

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...
Business Wire

Expanded Polystyrene Market for Packaging by End-user, by Application, and by Geography: Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2024 | Technavio

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global expanded polystyrene market for packaging size is expected to grow by USD 1.84 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 6% during the forecast period ...
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles officials ban polystyrene foam products in move toward ‘zero-waste’ city

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a new ban on certain single-use plastics, taking the latest step in an effort toward becoming a “zero-waste” city. All 12 council members present for ...
Newsweek

The World’s Fifth-Largest Economy Is About to Ban Most Polystyrene Foam

California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...